Ea-ee-rregtsteeierg device



Sept. 27, 1927. 1,643,907

G. E. SCHACHT FARE REGI STERING DEVICE Filed Jan "I, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Q QNPEL N) IN VEN TOR GEOR EESQHQCHT ATTORNEYS WITNESSES Sept. 27, 1927.

ca. E. SCHACHT FARE REGISTERING DEVICE Filed Jan. 7, 1924 v 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WITNESSES W GEORGE EGGZgQQHT By W ATTORNEYS Sept. 27,1927. 1,643,907

, G. E. SCHACHT FARE REGISTERING DEVICE Filed Jan. 7, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet a Wm g/ 2 *4-AWM 4 27 25 o 2/ I CcEORGl-I'ESGHQ CHT- I a I BY I ATTORNEYS G. E. SCHACHT FARE REGISTERIIJG DEVICE Sept. 27, 1927.

Filed Jan. 7, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 IN VEN TOR WITNESSES I wRGEEJOHHCHT 1) J ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 27, 1927.

, 1,643,907 {PIA one! SCHACHT, OF PLAINFIELD, NEWJERSEY.

FARE-YREGISTERING DEV ICE.

ilipplication .filed January This invention has relationto registering devices and "has particular reference t;a device which is especially designed -tor indicating and registering the fares paid on rides in amusement parks, although the same is not necessarily restricted to this use.

One-of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide an apparatus by means of which the total number =of fares paid is registered and further by means of which apparatus the individual amounts or numbers are temporarily displayed.

:More specifically the invention contemplates the combination with a bank otelec- .tric lamps, andiairegistering device including a recording mechanism tor the .total and means for actuating the same, :01 a circuit closing means operated by the actuating means for simultaneously.closing the circuit to certain otsaid lamps whereby theinumber of fares registered will be displayed .on the bank otlamps =contorming tothe individual number of "fares registcredon themegistering mechanism. k

The invention contemplates asastill further object a fare registering device which is comparatively simple in its. constructlon and .lIlOClG otoperation, which is highly'eihcient in its purpose and which. may be produced and sold at a minimumcost.

1V ith theabove recited anduotheriobjccts in view, the invention resides in the novel construction set forth inthe followingspecification, particularly pointed .out in the appended claims and illustrated in the'accompanying drawings, it being understood that the right is reserved to embodiment-s other than those actually illustrated therein to the .full extent indicated by the general meaning of the terms in which the claims are expressed.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a sectional plan view at the registering device taken approximately von the line indicated at 11 otFigu2.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view ,tlrerethrou'gh taken approximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 a fragmentarysectional plan-view taken approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 2. r I

F i is a fragmentary sectional view taiien approximately on the line i-*4 of T7 2) is a similar view taken approxi- 7, 1924. Serial No. 6812816.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken approximately on the line 6-6 of Fig. 7 is a plan view ofthedevice with the cover .plate opened.

Fig. 8 isa diagrammatic view illustrating the Wiring of' the apparatus. 7

Referring to thedrawings .by characters of reference, the registering device includes a casing or-housing 10 within wliicha registering mechanism designated generally by the character 11 is mounted. The registering mechanism includes a main 'shadt 12 and acountershatt :13. A plurality of elements 14c, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, each having a peripheral dial 20 on which suitable numerical in'di'cia are inscribedyal-re lOOSQlyFIDOLTDtQCl on .the main shaft -12 for rotation. The element 14 inscribed with the unit indicia on its dial is provided with a ratchet 21 with which a pawl 22 engages, said pawl being carried by a pinion 23 loosely mounted on the main shaft 12 adjacent one end thereof. The element 1-4 is further provided with a gear 24 which meshes with a gear 25 loosely .mountedon the :countershatt 13. The gear '25 has secured thereto a gear 26 having a single tooth. Between the elements .l and 15 a pinion 27 is loosely mounted on .the main shaft *andsaid pinion 27 has pivoted thereon a pawl 28 which engages with the ratchet 2-9011 the element 15, the-element 15 being further provided with a gear 30imeshing with .a gear 31 loosely mounted on the counter shaft and which gear 3.1 has secured thereto a gear-.32 havinga single tooth. The elements 14 and .15 are restricted to turning movement in one direction by means of spring pressed .pawls 33 which Jen-gage with ratchets 34. Upon turning of .the .pinions 23 and 27 in one direction the elements 1 1 and 15 will be turned therewith While said elements will be restrained against retrograde movement when the said .jpinionsturn in the opposite direction, thus forcing the pawls 22 ,and28 to ratchet overtheir ratchets 21 and 2-9. The gears .24cand .30 and the gears 25 and 31 whichinesh therewith'are .ea ch pro vided with .ten teeth :whereby one complete rotationof the pinion 23 Wlll'GifQCil the movement of the pinion 27 one-tenth of a revolution and correspondingly through it "pawl and ratchet connection the movement of the dialoi the element 15 one-tenth of a revolution. Thegear3 2 havinga single tooth is adapted to mesh witha gear having ten teeth and the element 16 is provided with a second gear 36 having ten teeth which meshes with a ten toothed gear 37 on the counter shaft 13 to which a gear 38 having a single tooth is secured for rotation therewith. The remaining elements 17, 18 and 19 are of substantially the same construction together with the connecting gears on the counter shaft to complete a recording mechanism 11 having any desired number of digits which are displayed through openings 39 in the rabbeted portion 40 of the casing over which rabbeted portion a cover plate 41 is mounted, the same having hinged connection as at 42 and provided at its free edge with a suitable lock 43 engageable with a keeper 44.

Within the casing a transverse shaft 45 is supported parallelto and spaced from the registering mechanism and upon this shaft there is journaled for rocking movement a plurality of groups of arms in the first group of which the arms 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55 are arranged and in the second group of which the arms 56, 57 and 58 are arranged. Each of said arms is provided. at one end with an arcuate head 59 having rack teeth which, upon swinging of the arms respectively, engage with the pinions 23 and 27. The arcuate head of the arm 46 is provided with no rack teeth, while the arcuate heads of the arms 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55 are respectively provided with one, two, three, four, five, siX, seven, eight and nine teeth. The arcuate heads of the arms 56, 57 and 58 are respectively provided with one, two and three teeth. Each of the arms is connected at the end opposite from the headed end by a coiled contractile spring 60 to the insulating base 61 whereby the springs serve as means for normally swinging the headed ends of the arms upwardly to effect rotation of the pinions with which they engage. In order to lock the arms against movement under the influence of the springs 60 each arm is formed at its free end with a nose 62 which is engaged by a latch 63 pivoted on a transverse shaft 64 mounted paraL lel to the shaft 45. The several latches are retained on the shaft against lateral movement between stationary abutments .65 and spacing sleeves 66. The tail of each latch is slotted as at 67 and is positioned in the slotted end of a vertical key shaft 68 with a pin 69 passing through the slot 67. The lower ends of the key shaft 68 are provided with heads 7 O and the springs 71 are interposed between the heads and the stepped portions 72 of the casing bottom. The key shafts 68 project upwardly through a sleeve bearing 73 and are disposed exteriorly or above the upper wall of the casing 10, said upper ends being provided with indicia bearing keys 74. Each key shaft is provided with a stop element 75 which engages the lower end of the sleeve bearing 73 to limit the upward movement of the key shaft under the action of the spring 71. Under this arrangement it will be obvious that the arms may be selectively released by downward pressure on the keys 74 which will throw the corresponding latch 63 out of engagement with the nose 62, thus permitting the spring 60 to swing the headed end 59 upwardly to rotate the pinions 23 or 27 for operating the recording mechanism 11.

The temporary registering or indicating mechanism consists of two banks of lamps and 81, one terminal of each lamp of which is connected in series with a common lead wire 82 to one pole or source of supply 83. The opposite terminals of the lamps of the bank 80 are connected by circuit wires 84 with the stationary contacts 85 of a circuit closing device designated generally at 86. The stationary contacts 85 are preferably arranged in a group concentric of a circular base plate 87 of insulating n'iaterial. Movable contact elements 88 each having an arm 89 are pivoted between bearing ears 90 which are supported for radial inward swinging movement over the central group of stationary contacts 85. All of the movable contact elements are connected. in series with a circuit wire 91 which leads to one of the contact elements 92 of a circuit breaker 93, the other contact element 94 of which is connected by a circuit wire 95 to the common return wire 96 leading to and connected, with the opposite pole of the source of supply 83. The circuit closing device 86 is mounted in the casing or housing 10 and the arms 89 of the movable contacts 88 are connected by cables 97 respectively with the group of arms 46, 47 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55 whereby the said movable contact elements 88 will be simultaneously thrown into engagement with the stationary contacts 85 upon upward movement of the arm when the same is released by pressure on the key 74. Thus at the same time the tail. 98 of the arm selectively released will bridge the contact elements 92 and 94 of the circuitbreaker 93 to complete the circuit to the group of lamps which have been selectively closed by the engagement of the movable contact 88 with the stationary contacts 85. This will produce on the bank 80 a numeral corresponding to the number of digits on the recording mechanism and will indicate the unit number on each actuation of the registering or recording device. The group of keys 74 which control the arms 56, 57 and 58 operate a separate bank of lamps 81 which indicate the tens digits. A circuit closing device 100 which is substantially identical with the circuit closing device 86 includes a circular base 101 of insulating material in which a group of stationary contacts 102 are concentrically arranged, said stationary contacts being connected by circuit wires 103 with the various iii? lamps of-the bank81. A plurality of movable contactelements 104 having arms 105 pivoted between bearing ears 106 are adapted to be swung radially inward over thestationary contact elements 102. The arms 105 are connected by cables 107 to the corresponding arms56, 57 and 58. The movable contact' elements 104 are connected in series by a common return wire 108 with the contact member 109 of a circuit breaker 110, the other contact member 111 of which is connected by a circuit wire 112 with the common return wire 96 to the source of supply 83. The tails 113 of the second group of arms are designed, when the arm is released and swung upwardly under the influence of the spring 60, to bridge the contacts 109 and 111 so that the circuit to certain of the lamps of the bank 81 is completed when the 1 key 74 is pressed downwardly to release one of the arms 56, 57 or 58. In order to provide means for returning the arms to normal position against the action of the spring 60 for re-engaging the noses 62 with 7 the latches 63, a resetting bar 114 preferably of insulating material is mounted within the casing in a position traversing all of the arms. The opposite ends of the resetting bar 114 extend through slotted tubular standards 115 within which coiled. expansion sprin s 116 are arranged for normally moving the bar upwardly to the limit of its movement. A resetting shaft 117 is attached centrally to the resetting bar 114 and extends upwardly through a depending bearing sleeve 118 with its upper end 119 protruding through the upper wall of the casing and into a solenoid housing 120. The upper end 119 constitutes the laminated core which is movable through the solenoid spool 121 arranged in the housing 120. The winding 122 of the solenoid spool is arranged in a circuit 123 which includes a source of supply 124 and spaced contact elements 125. The contact elements 125 are adapted to be arranged in the path of movement of the cars of the amusement device and are designed to be bridged by a. shoe 126 carried on the car 127 when the same passes a predetermined point in the ride, which point will have given a spotter or observer ample time to observe the individual numbers registered on the banks of lamps 80 and 81. It thus follows that after the arms have been moved upwardly under the influence of the springs 60, a downward pressure on the reset .key 119 will move the reset bar 114 downwardly thereby swinging the arm which has been released downwardly and the tail 98 upwardly until the nose 62 is forced beyond its latch 63 which resets the device for further manipulation. In order to return the movable contact elements 88 and 104 to a normal position out of contact with the stationary contact elements 85 and 102, springs 128 are employed. The radial outward swinging movement is arrested by an annulus 129.

In use and operation, assuming vtheoperator ofthe device desires to register and record ten -.fares, ithe :noughtkey on the r ght hand group of keys of .Fig. 7 isdepressed and simultaneously the one key on the left hand groupof l*1g.-7 is depressed. This depressesthe key shifts 68 'of said keys and svings i-the ilatches 163 upwardly until the .noses 62 of thearms .46 and 56 are released.

The spring 60 of-saidiarms 46 and 56 will move thQit-(lllS-SS and 1:13 downwardly into engagement with the spaced contacts 92 and 93 of one of the circuit closers 94 and the spaced contacts 109 and 111 of the other circuit closer 110. Simultaneously the upward movement ofthev arcuate headed end 59 ofthe arm 46, due to the fact that no rack of a revolution which, in turn, through the ei'igagement of the pawl 28 with the ratchet- 29 will rotate the element 15 a tenth of a revolution to show through the tens opening 39 the character one indicating ten on the recording mechanism. Simultaneously with the upward movement of the arms 46 and 56a pull will beexerted on the cables 97 and 107 connected therewith which will throw the movable contact element 88 of the circuit closer-.86 into engagement with the stationary contacts 85 and one of :the movable elements 104 into engagement with the stationary contact elements 102 of the circuit closer 100. The circuits thus being completed to the banks 80 and 81 will energize the selected group of lamps thereby displaying the character ten. After this manipulation of the device has been completed and the car 127 reaches the point in its path of travel where the spaced contacts 125 are arranged, the shoe 126 will bridge the contacts 125 and close the circuit 123. thereby energizing the solenoid to move the core 119 downwardly together with the reset bar 114. When the reset bar moves downwardly it will return the arms to their normal position whereby their noses 62 are again engaged by the latches 63. At the same time slack in the cables 97 and 107 will permit the springs 128 to throw the movable contact elements 88 and 104 radially outward untilthey contact with the annulus 129, thus deenergizing the groupsof lamps of the two banks. The return movement of the head 59 of the arm 56 will effecta retrograde movement of the pinion27 but the pawl en gaging with they ratchet'34'of the element 15 will not permit. a retrogrademovement of Hill the element 15 but will permit the pawl 28 to ratchet over the ratchet 29. A similar second operation of the device as heretofore described will operate the recording mechanism to show twenty through the openings 39, while the second registration of ten will be displayed on the banks of lamps 80 and In using the device for checking the fares of rides in amusement parks, one of the principal diiiieulties encountered is due to collusion between the collector of re-ride fares and the register of the same who are usually stationed in close proximity to each other at a point where the passengers of the vehicles dismount or elect to remain for a re-ride. T o overcome this difficulty it is proposed to separate the register from the collector by stationing the former at a point remote from the collector and at a place where the ears or vehicles pass directly after filling of the same is completed at the starting point and where the operator of the registering device heretofore described will be unable to distinguish the new passengers from the re-ride passengers. The operator of the registering device manipulates the same to show on the lamp banks the number of passengers in the vehicle. This unmistakably displays to a spotter the number which has been registered on the registering mechanism in order that he may check up the number in the car or vehicle. At the same time the registering mechanism 11 totals the entire number for a specified length of time. It is intended that the cover ll be locked so that the reading of the total is not within view of the operator of the device. It therefore follows that at the end of the day the number of tickets sold is subtracted from the total shown by the registering device and the collector of cash fares for the re-rides must of necessity turn in the difference.

I claim:

1. A fare indicating and registering device, comprising casing, a registering mechanism, a circuit closing mechanism having a plurality of movable contacts a plurality of swingingly mounted arms in said casing, and operative connection respectively between said arms and the registering mechanism and said arms and the movable contacts of the circuit closing mechanism, means for normally swinging the arms in a direction to operate the registering mechanism and to close the circuits, means for normally looking said arms against their normal swinging movement, and key operated means for selectively releasing said arms. V

2. A fare indicating and registering device including a casing, a counting mechanism for registering the total of fares received and registered, said counting mechanism including an operating pinion, a plurality of pivoted arms within the casing each having racks at one end provided respectively with various numbers of teeth, means connected with said arms for normally moving the same in a direction to cause the teeth to engage and rotate the pinion, means for normally locking said arms against their normal movement, and key operated means for selectively releasing the locking means.

3. A fare indicating and registering device including a casing, a counting mechanism for displaying the total of fares received and registered, said counting mechanism including an operating pinion, a plurality .of pivoted arms within the casing each having racks at one. end provided respectively with various numbers of teeth, means connected with said arms for normally moving the same in a direction to cause the teeth to engage and rotate the pinion, means for normally locking said arms against their normal movement, key operated means for selectively releasing the locking means, a circuit closer within the casing for controlling a bank of lamps to indicate when energized an amount corresponding to the individual amounts as they are registered on the counting device, and a connection between the movable elements of the circuit closer and the arms.

4-. A fare indicating and registering device including a casing, a counting mecha nism for displaying the total of fares received and registered, said counting mechanism including an operating pinion, a plurality of pivoted arms within the casing each having racks at one end provided re spectively with various numbers of teeth, means connected with said arms for normally moving the same in a direction to cause the teeth to engage and rotate the pinion, means for normally locking said arms against their normal movement, key operated means for selectively releasing the locking means, a circuit closer within the casing for controlling a bank of lamps to indicate when energized an amount corresponding to the in dividual amounts as they are registered on the counting device, a connection between the. movable elements of the circuit closer and the arms, and means for resetting the arms, said means being operable to effect the return of the movable elements of the circuit closer to normal position.

5. A fare registering device including a counting mechanism, a pair of pinions for operating said counting mechanism having respectively a ratchet connection with the.

units and tens digit dials, a plurality of groups of pivoted arms each having an arcuate head at one extremity formed with various numbers of rack teeth, means for normally swinging the arms in one direction to effect engagement of the rack teeth with the pinions and operation of the counting mechanism, a latch for normally holding each arm against movement, keys connected with the latches for selectively releasing the same, a depressible reset bar overlying the arms, means for depressing said bar to reset the arms released, and an indicating device for temporarily displaying the individual amounts as they are registered comprising a bank of electric lamps, and a selective circuit closing means theretor operative by the arms of each group for temporarily indicatii'ig and displaying the numbers as they are individually registered on the registering mechanism.

6. A fare indicating and registering device, including a bank of electric lamps certain combination of which are adapted to be energized to display numerals for temporarily indicating and displaying the individual amounts as registered, an apparatus for controlling the indicating device and for displaying the total of the individual amounts as they are indicated, comprising a housing, a registering mechanism, a common means for operating the registering mechanism and simultaneously energizing a combination of the lamps, means automatically operable after a predetermined display of the individual amounts registered, for reset ting said common operating means, and simultaneously effecting the de-energization ot the energized lamps.

7. A registering device including a counting mechanism for designating total amounts, a key-operated means for actuating the counting mechanism, and means operable by said key-actuated means for temporarily indicating the individual amounts as they are registered on the COunting mechanism, said indicating mechanism comprising a bank of lamps, a circuit including a source of supply having a common conductor connected in parallel with the lamps. a plurality of switches having spaced contacts arranged in said circuit and adapted to be bridged by the respective key operated elements to close the circuit, a common circuit closer including a series of stationary contact elements leading to the respective lamps of the bank, and a plurality of movable contact elements of different configurations operatively connected with the key-operated elements for movement into engagement with the stationary contact elements to selectively close the circuit to certain combinations ot the lamps of the bank.

8. A registering device including a counting mechanism for designating total amounts, a key-operated means for actuating the counting mechanism; and means operable by said key actuated means for temporarily indicating the individual amounts as they are registered on the counting mechanism, said indicating mechanism comprising a bank of lamps, a circuit in cluding a source of supply having a common conductor connected in parallel with the lamps, a plurality of switches having spaced I contacts arranged in said circuit and adapted to be bridged by the respective key operated elements to close the circuit, a commoncircuit closer including a series of stationary contact elements leading to the respective lamps of the bank, a plurality of movable contact elements of different configurations operatively connected with the key-operated elements for movement into engagement with the stationary contact elements to lectively close the circuit tocertain combinations of the lamps of the bank, said keyoperated means being normally moved to active position, and locking devices for holding the same inactive and releasable by manipulation of the keys, whereby upon manipulation of the keys the opening of the circuits is out of the control of the operator.

9. A registering device including a counting mechanism for designating total. amounts, a key-operated means for actuating the counting mechanism; and means operable by said key-actuating means for temporarily indicating the individual amounts asthey are registered on the counting mechanism, said indicating mechanism comprising a bank of lamps, a circuit including a source of supply having a common conductor connected in arallel with the lamps, a plurality of switches having spaced contacts arranged in said circuit and adapted to be bridged by the respective key operated elements to close the circuit, a common circuit closer including a series of stationary contact elements leading to the respective lamps of the bank, a plurality of movable contact elements of different configurations operatively connected with the key-operated elements for movement into engagement with the stationary contact elements to selectively close the circuit to certain combinations of the lamps of the bank, said keyoperated means being normally moved to active position, locking devices for holding the same inactive and releasable by manipulation of the keys, whereby upon manipulation of the keys the opening of the circuit is out of the control of the operator, and automatic means for resetting the device to open the circuit after a predetermined display of the individual amounts recorded on the counting mechanism.

GEORGE E. SCHAGHT. 

